AMP Blog: detroit digital justice coalition

"When they built the interstate highways through Detroit, they divided neighborhoods and paved a path to the suburbs. When we look at the digital divide, we see the information superhighway is doing the same thing: setting communities apart and giving the more affluent a path to abandon the city. For all of the Internet’s power to unite those of us who use it, how can we ensure that it does not divide us from those who don’t?"

We've compiled some of the documentation coming out of the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition's last DiscoTech (Discovering Technology Fair). Dig through this exciting collection of DiscoTech video, audio documentary, articles, and photos. Also, get ready because we are doing it again: the next DiscoTech will be held April 15, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Allied Media Projects is a co-presenter of two events as part of the openFrameworks worldwide developers conference in Detroit. We are hosting these events in partnership with Emergence Media, rootoftwo, Artserve Michigan, Work Department, MOCAD, and the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition.